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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 21

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

955 head

▲ 332 vs last sale 623▲ 351 vs year ago 604 · +58.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

320 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 305▼ 1,090 vs year ago 1,410 · −77.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 46▼ 400 vs year ago 500 · −80.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and yearlings were too lightly tested previously to develop a market trend. Heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop a market trend. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested either this sale or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however slightly higher undertones were noticed on heifers under 900 lbs and slightly lower undertones were noticed on heifers over 900 lbs. Demand today was light to moderate for moderate offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.74/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$174.74

411 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$12.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.33

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	176.21	1,215	362
Medium and Large 1-2	659	163.92	1,080	49

One grade step is worth $12.29/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale411 hd

174.74

—

MT average3 barns · 858 hd

171.41

+3.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,691	90.96	1,538	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,641	87.19	1,431	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,462	83.08	1,214	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	76.40	880	38

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	867	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	217.69/cwt	210.00–223.50	940	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	212.29/cwt	208.50–215.00	1,004	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	204.19/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,070	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	198.98/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,148	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	171.18/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,044	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	201.65/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,250	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	198.69/cwt	192.00–200.50	1,301	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	169.92/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,222	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	190.25/cwt	189.50–191.00	1,419	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	169.47/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,302	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	185.32/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,444	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	179.37/cwt	178.00–179.50	1,485	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	168.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,394	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,502	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,409	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,657	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	165.64/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,613	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	159.31/cwt	155.00–161.50	1,609	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,692	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	186.37/cwt	186.00–188.00	710	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	193.15/cwt	190.00–195.00	815	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	186.35/cwt	182.00–189.50	881	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	165.32/cwt	162.00–167.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	186.11/cwt	181.00–192.00	966	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	898	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	182.65/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,025	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	935	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	169.03/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,046	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	174.27/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,185	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,126	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	179.13/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,299	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,226	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,335	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	805	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,389	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	158.28/cwt	158.00–158.50	1,293	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	167.73/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,389	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	155.86/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,370	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	167.53/cwt	165.25–172.75	1,483	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	891	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,488	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	162.55/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,525	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	159.23/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,540	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	158.09/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,627	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,657	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	843	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	158.71/cwt	154.00–161.00	968	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	736	157.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,159	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,259	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	116.72/cwt	115.50–118.50	1,377	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,328	79.98/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,062	10
Bulls	—	—	1,749	89.62/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,567	34
Bulls	—	—	1,789	100.10/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,791	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	72.87/cwt	70.00–76.00	826	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,161	78.23/cwt	75.00–86.50	908	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,304	75.75/cwt	72.00–77.00	988	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	80.90/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,153	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,449	82.49/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,195	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	77.57/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,156	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,574	91.31/cwt	90.50–94.00	1,437	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	87.19/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,431	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	110.49/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,051	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	89.74/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,106	46

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)

Wed Sep 21, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 623Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 305Year ago 1,410

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 46Year ago 500

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	160.00	160.00
15	—	1,180	115.50–118.50	116.72
2	—	815	154.00–155.00	154.50
13	—	736	155.00–158.00	157.49
9	—	610	154.00–161.00	158.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,029	155.00–160.00	158.09
66	—	519	181.00–192.00	186.11
13	—	967	154.00–163.00	159.23
39	—	885	165.25–172.75	167.53
13	—	680	172.50–180.00	174.27
3	—	619	168.00–171.00	169.03
34	—	561	174.00–185.00	182.65
60	—	473	182.00–189.50	186.35
10	—	1,103	150.25	150.25
1	—	790	169.00	169.00
12	—	725	177.50–180.00	179.13
3	—	828	163.00–170.00	167.73
16	—	938	155.00–165.00	162.55
11	—	381	186.00–188.00	186.37
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
9	—	422	190.00–195.00	193.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	805	172.50	172.50
51	—	891	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	168.00	168.00
3	—	387	173.00	173.00
12	—	693	162.50	162.50
7	—	879	153.00–158.00	155.86
10	—	528	170.00	170.00
1	—	985	152.00	152.00
2	—	415	175.00	175.00
3	—	563	166.00	166.00
3	—	475	162.00–167.00	165.32
7	—	817	158.00–158.50	158.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	974	164.00–167.00	165.64
1	—	1,200	141.00	141.00
4	—	746	189.50–191.00	190.25
40	—	577	195.00–200.00	198.98
71	—	524	198.00–207.00	204.19
3	—	1,010	155.00–161.50	159.31
33	—	620	190.00–202.00	201.65
31	—	939	176.50	176.50
2	—	313	240.00	240.00
12	—	828	178.00–179.50	179.37
34	—	655	192.00–200.50	198.69
1	—	1,060	152.00	152.00
28	—	473	208.50–215.00	212.29
6	—	868	173.00	173.00
2	—	373	230.00–235.00	232.42
21	—	432	210.00–223.50	217.69
9	—	779	182.00–188.00	185.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	175.00	175.00
1	—	875	161.00	161.00
3	—	829	160.00–172.00	168.14
5	—	610	170.00–172.00	171.18
6	—	719	165.00–173.00	169.92
2	—	768	168.00–171.00	169.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,641	86.00–88.00	87.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,490	72.00–80.00	77.57
54	—	1,425	75.00–84.00	80.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	72.00–77.00	75.75
27	—	1,574	90.50–94.00	91.31
52	—	1,449	78.00–89.00	82.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,133	70.00–76.00	72.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,161	75.00–86.50	78.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,328	75.00–84.00	79.98
17	—	1,789	95.00–105.00	100.10
34	—	1,749	85.00–97.50	89.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,233	85.00–98.00	89.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	951	100.00–114.00	110.49

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.